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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 6
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1235 AM EST Sat Jan 7 2017
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northwest Florida
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Saturday morning from 1235 AM until 500 AM EST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
SUMMARY...A cluster of storms over the northeast Gulf of Mexico
should spread inland across parts of northwest Florida early this
morning, with the risk of a brief tornado or two and locally
damaging winds.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles
either side of a line from 50 miles northwest of Cross City FL to
105 miles south southeast of Cross City FL. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU6).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
and possible warnings.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24030.
...Grams
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 6
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1235 AM EST Sat Jan 7 2017
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northwest Florida
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Saturday morning from 1235 AM until 500 AM EST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
SUMMARY...A cluster of storms over the northeast Gulf of Mexico
should spread inland across parts of northwest Florida early this
morning, with the risk of a brief tornado or two and locally
damaging winds.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles
either side of a line from 50 miles northwest of Cross City FL to
105 miles south southeast of Cross City FL. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU6).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
and possible warnings.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24030.
...Grams
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 6 TORNADO FL CW 070535Z - 071000Z
AXIS..30 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF LINE..
50NW CTY/CROSS CITY FL/ - 105SSE CTY/CROSS CITY FL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 25NM EITHER SIDE /43SE TLH - 23NE PIE/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.
LAT...LON 30388327 28478204 27968283 29888409
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 6 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 6
VALID 070831Z - 070940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 65 NW PIE TO
20 WNW OCF.
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION FORTHCOMING.
..EDWARDS..01/07/17
ATTN...WFO...TBW...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 6
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
FLC017-053-057-075-081-101-103-115-119-070940-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CITRUS HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH
LEVY MANATEE PASCO
PINELLAS SARASOTA SUMTER
$$
GMZ830-850-853-070940-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
TAMPA BAY WATERS
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (10%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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Mod (30%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (F2-F5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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